‘Theater is exploding in Central Oregon’: Ovation Performing Arts in Bend is expanding
Ovation Performing Arts in Bend is…
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Senators Broadman, McLane call on insurers to pause policy cancellations over their internal wildfire risk maps
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Senators Anthony Broadman (D-Bend) and Mike McLane (R-Powell Butte) said Friday they have issued a joint…
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Caught on camera: Madras police receive graffiti-tagger tips after releasing security video
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Madras police release of security video showing at least one alleged graffiti tagger has brought in tips officers are busy…
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Shifting Seasons: The changing snowpack
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Cascades play a huge role in our daily lives. Changes in the snowpack impact everything from water supply to wildfire…
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Unofficial Logging Co. hosts transportation discussion at monthly Engage Deschutes event
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Unofficial Logging Co. in downtown Bend has begun hosting a monthly Engage Deschutes gathering. The events are meant to…
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Congressman Cliff Bentz discusses key issues impacting Central and Eastern Oregon
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – In an interview with KTVZ, U.S. Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) discussed a range of critical issues affecting Oregon and the…
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Bend’s new Costco is bustling – and now, the former location is available to lease
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ News learned Thursday that the former site of Bend’s Costco Wholesale store at the Forum Shopping Center is available for…
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After nearly two years, Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project is closing its Portland pub
By Alex Jensen, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Bend-based Crux Fermentation Project will close its Portland pub this weekend after nearly two years in…
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Crook County update: Rising water prompts short-lived flood alert, but evacuations no longer expected
Authorities warned the public Thursday about a threat of imminent flooding and possible evacuations for a few hours in some areas along Ochoco Creek…
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Recent Bend Sustainability Fund recipients share plans for their upcoming projects
Six community projects that range from new, lighted pickleball courts to creating new downhill mountain bike trails for riders of all abilities will…
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Latest windstorm raises fire danger, despite wet weather; Bend Fire has tips
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– It’s no secret, very high winds have been battering Central Oregon this week. In some areas, winds reached up to 40 mph, and…
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‘Incredibly disheartening’: COCC hit by loss of $3 million in expected federal funds for Madras Campus expansion
(Update: Adding video) Project still due for completion by next January; school will seek other funds MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent continuing…
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Deschutes County seeks public input on East and West County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Deschutes County is encouraging the public to review the draft East and West County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and provide…
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Community invited to tri-county summit on ways to improve biking, walking in Central Oregon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members passionate about sustainable transportation are invited to attend the 2025 Tri-County Bicycle and Pedestrian…
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Record numbers of adult Deschutes River steelhead pass upstream of Round Butte Dam
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Record numbers of nearly 1,000 adult steelhead returned to the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project on the Deschutes River…
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Ask the Mayor: Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch discusses traffic concerns and indoor recreation center
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From reducing traffic in town to the possibility of an indoor recreation spot, KTVZ’s Kelsey Merison and Matthew Draxton…
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Fireproofing your property: What buyers and sellers need to know before wildfire season arrives
With summer wildfire season just around the corner, it’s important for both sellers and buyers to consider steps to fireproof a…
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‘Moving the problem’: Campers living off China Hat Road plead with Forest Service to delay or cancel closure
An 81-page document entitled “Request to Reopen, Redo, and Delay or Cancel the Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project” released Tuesday listed 80…
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Oregon sends 11 more firefighters to help battle North Carolina wildfires, two from Central Oregon
(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry filled an order Wednesday to send 11 more firefighters to North…
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80 people living along China Hat Road claim disability discrimination, seek to delay or cancel Cabin Butte project
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forty days before a Deschutes National Forest deadline to move hundreds of people living in camps near China Hat Road south of…
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